Iran Cancels Import Of COVID-19 Vaccine From US

By Staff, Mehr News Agency

Spokesperson for the Red Crescent Society Mohammad Hossein Ghousian Moghaddam said that the Islamic Republic has canceled the import of 150,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine from the US.

Ghousian Moghaddam told Mehr News Agency that following the speech of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei on the prohibition of importing American and British vaccines, the import of 150,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine from the US has been canceled.

Imam Khamenei delivered a speech on Friday saying that coronavirus vaccines should not be supplied from the US and the UK as they are not trusted.

“The import of American and British vaccines is prohibited,” His Eminence said, adding, “Sometimes they want to try the vaccine on other nations.”

Ghousian referred to the possibility of procuring vaccines from other countries, saying that the purchase of one million doses of vaccine from Eastern countries, including Russia, China and India, will be reviewed.